Fabian Nunez
Fabian Nunez
Fabian Núñezhas been a labor union adviser and a Democratic politician. He served three, two year terms as a member of the State Assembly, leaving office in late 2008. During his last two terms, Nunez was the Assembly Speaker, the 66th person to hold that position...
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth27 December 1966
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The governor is serious, but his staff isn't, ... They're keeping the governor away from getting deals done.
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Everybody understands that we've got to put down the boxing gloves and get some stuff done.
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We just spent $55 million of taxpayers' money that didn't prove a dang thing. I'm deeply disappointed in our governor,
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If we're living within our means, then why are we spending $50 million for a special election? ... This was an unnecessary election to begin with.
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Obviously the governor had a very positive tone about us getting back to work, rolling up our sleeves and tackling some of the tough issues that confront our state,
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The fact of the matter is unions are outspent by corporate contributors 24 to one,
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There are a lot of areas we can tackle and make a difference for California. The question is, are we going to walk down that path or not? When you are in a relationship and have a falling out, you kiss and make up the first night back together. You say the right things. But then you have to make sure actions are consistent with words. It will take some time for us to figure this out.
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History will show that Gov. Schwarzenegger had a chance to end the last vestige of legal discrimination in our state, ... Instead of choosing the way of the future the governor has aligned himself with the enemies of equal rights for all.
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I almost feel as though the governor picked up a grenade and sort of threw it at the Legislature and ran away,
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has no confidence (in Mexico) and doesn't treat it like a modern democracy.
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John Hall and I worked shoulder-to-shoulder for nearly a decade in the trenches of politics and public service. No one was more devoted to his craft and to working families. He was passionate about his profession, and particularly in helping young people. In his service on the Contractors State License Board, he was a staunch advocate for professional standards for his trade. We will miss him dearly.
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He is at his best when he is trying to bring people together, like he did last year. But that rhetoric has changed. He now has shifted over far more to the Republican mantra of dig in your heels and fight for those things which ideologically position the party to be able to motivate its base.
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Antonio doesn't do politics for the purpose of political expediency. His thinking is guided by what's in his heart, gut, and head.
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Their goal is that we have a very, very low turnout so that a very small minority of California voters decide the outcome of this election,